When have is part of a set combination, eg have a look, have a good time, have breakfast, had better, look up the other word. For have + adverb/preposition combinations, see also the phrasal verb section of this entry.

transitive verb

1(possess)tener

he's got or he has blue eyestiene los ojos azules;have you got or do you have 10p?¿tienes diez peniques?;have you got or do you have any brothers or sisters?¿tienes hermanos?;she had her eyes closedtenía los ojos cerrados;he hasn't got or he doesn't have any friendsno tiene amigos;I've got or I have a friend staying next weektengo a un amigo en casa la semana que viene;I've got or I have an ideatengo una idea

Don't translate the [a] in sentences like [has he got a girlfriend?], [I haven't got a washing-machine] if the number of such items is not significant since people normally only have one at a time:

has he got a girlfriend?¿tiene novia?;I haven't got a washing-machineno tengo lavadora

Do translate the [a] if the person or thing is qualified:

he has a Spanish girlfriendtiene una novia española

allor everything I have is yourstodo lo que tengo es tuyo

you must give it all or everything you havetienes que emplearte a fondo

have you got a rubber [handy]?

you must put all or everything you have into ittienes que emplearte a fondo

can I have a pencil please?¿me puedes dar un lápiz, por favor?

the book has no name on itel libro no lleva or tiene el nombre del dueño

I'll have a dozen eggs, please¿me pones una docena de huevos, por favor?;which one will you have?¿cuál quiere?

which one will you have? the leather one or the canvas one?

can I have your name please?¿me da su nombre, por favor?

you can have it or I'll let you have it for £10te lo dejo en 10 libras;te lo puedes llevar por 10 libras;te lo vendo por 10 libras

6(give birth to)[+baby, kittens]tener

she had a baby last year

what did she have?¿qué ha tenido?;she had a boyha tenido un niño

to have a [baby]she's going to have a babyshe wants to have a babyshe had twinsthe cat has had kittens

7(hold, catch)tener

I have him in my powerlo tengo en mi poder

he had him by the throatlo tenía agarrado por la garganta

the dog had him by the throat

I have it on good authority that ...me consta que ...;sé a ciencia cierta que ...;sé de buena tinta que ... (informal)

I've got it!¡ya!

you have me therethere you have meahí sí que me has pillado (informal)

8(allow)consentir;tolerar

we can't have thateso no se puede consentir

I won't have this nonsenseno voy a consentir or tolerar estas tonterías

I won't have it!no lo voy a consentir or tolerar;she won't have it said that ...no consiente or tolera que digan que ...;I won't have him risking his neck on that motorbikeno voy a consentir que se juegue el cuello en esa moto

stop it immediately, I won't have it!I won't have I'm not having this sort of behaviour!

9(spend)pasar

to have a pleasant afternoon/eveningpasar una tarde agradable;have a nice day!¡que pases un buen día!;I had a horrible day at school todayhe tenido un día horrible en el colegio;what sort of day have you had?¿qué tal día has tenido?

we had a lovely daythey all had a wonderful afternoonshe had a terrible evening

10(on telephone)

can I have Personnel please?¿me puede poner con Personal, por favor?

11(have sex with)acostarse con

12(make)

I'll soon have it nice and shinyenseguida lo dejo bien brillante;he had us confusednos tenía confundidos

I'll have the car brought round for youto have one's luggage brought up

to have a suit made(mandar) hacerse un traje;to have one's hair cutcortarse el pelo;they had him killedlo mataron

to have sb do sthmandar a algn hacer algo

he had me do it againme hizo hacerlo otra vez;me hizo que lo hiciese otra vez;I had him clean the carle hice limpiar el coche;what would you have me do?¿qué quiere que haga?;I'll have you know that ...quiero que sepas que ...

to have sth happen

she had her bag stolenle robaron el bolso;he had his arm brokenle rompieron el brazo

I've had three windows broken this week

to have sb doing sth

she soon had them all reading and writing(organized them)enseguida los puso a leer y a escribir;(taught them)enseguida les habían enseñado a leer y a escribir

he had us all helping with the dinner

14(in set expressions)

to have sth against sb/sthtener algo en contra de algn/algo

to have had it

you've had it now! he knows all about it¡ahora sí que te la has cargado! se ha enterado de todo;this sofa has had iteste sofá ya no da para más (informal);I've had it up to here with his nonsenseestoy hasta la coronilla or hasta el moño de sus tonterías (informal)

to have it that

he will have it that he is rightinsiste en que tiene razón;rumour has it that ...corre la voz de que ...

to be had

you've been had!¡te han engañado!

to have to do withtener que ver con

that's got or that has nothing to do with it!¡eso no tiene nada que ver!;you'd better not have anything to do with himmás te vale no tener tratos con él

to let sb have sth(give)dar algo a algn;(lend)dejar algo a algn;prestar algo a algn

I've already seen that filmya he visto esa película;he's been very kindha sido muy amable

he's been ill

has he gone?¿se ha ido?;hasn't he told you?¿no te lo ha dicho?

haven't you grown!

she said she had spoken to themdijo que había hablado con ellos;had you phoned me (formal)or if you had phoned me I would have come roundsi me hubieras llamado habría venido;never having seen it before, I ...como no lo había visto antes, ...;having finished or when he had finished, he leftcuando terminó or cuando hubo terminado, se fue

you've all been there before, but I haven'tvosotros habéis estado allí antes, pero yo no;he has never met her, but I haveél no la ha llegado a conocer, pero yo sí;have you ever been there? if you have ...¿has estado alguna vez allí? si es así ...;have you tried it? if you haven't ...¿lo has probado? (porque) si no ...

to have (got) to do sthtener que hacer algo;I've got to or I have to finish this worktengo que terminar este trabajo;have we got to or do we have to leave early?¿tenemos que salir temprano?;I haven't got to or I don't have to wear glassesno necesito (usar) gafas;I shall have to go and see hertendré que ir a verla;it will just have to wait till tomorrowtendrá que esperar hasta mañana;he had to pay all the money backtuvo que devolver todo el dinero;she was having to get up at six each morningtenía que levantarse a las seis cada mañana;this has to be a mistakeesto tiene que ser un error;do you have to make such a noise?¿tienes que hacer tanto ruido?;you didn't have to tell her!¡no tenías por qué decírselo!;it's nice not to have to work on Saturdayses un gusto no tener que trabajar los sábados;it has to be done this waytiene que hacerse de este modo;does it have to be ironed?¿hay que plancharlo?

he comidoI have o I've eaten;había ido al cinehe had gone o he'd gone to the cinema;lo hubiéramos hechowe would have done it;¡haberlo dicho!you should have said!;¡hubieran visto la casa!especialmente(Latinoamérica)you should have seen the house!;pero, ¿habráse visto (cosa igual)?well, have you ever seen anything like it?

[antes] de haberlo visto

de haberlo sabidoif I had known;if I'd known

2

haber de

(indicando obligación)

he de hacerloI have to do it;I must do it;hemos de tener pacienciawe must be patient;has de saber que ...you should know that ...;¿qué he de hacer?what am I to do?;los has de ver(Latinoamérica)you'll see them

(indicando suposición)

han de ser las nueveit must be about nine o'clock;ha de llegar hoyespecialmente(Latinoamérica)he should get here today;has de estar equivocadoespecialmente(Latinoamérica)you must be mistaken

impersonal verb

1

hay(con sustantivo en singular)there is;(con sustantivo en plural)there are;hay un hombre en la callethere is a man in the street;hay mucho que hacerthere is so much to be done;hubo una guerrathere was a war;no hubo discusiónthere was no discussion;¿habrá tiempo?will there be time?;tomará lo que hayahe'll take whatever there is;lo que hay es que ...it's like this ...;the thing is ...;algo debe de haber para que se comporte asíthere must be some reason for him acting like that;hay solthe sun is shining;it's sunny;hay dos hombres en la callethere are two men in the street;no hay plátanosthere are no bananas;ha habido problemasthere have been problems;habían muchas personas(Latinoamérica)there were many people there

¿cuánto hay de aquí a Cuzco?how far is it from here to Cuzco?

los hay excelentessome are excellent

los hay buenos y malossome are good and some are bad;los hay que están confusos y asustadossome (people) are confused and afraid;las hay en negro y blancothey are available in black and white

no hay más que hablarthere's no more to be said;there's nothing more to say;no hay quien te entiendathere's no understanding you;¡aquí no hay quien duerma!it's impossible to get any sleep round here!;¡no hay de qué!don't mention it!;not at all!

hay que trabajarone has to work;everyone must work;hay que hacer algosomething has to be done;hay que hacerloit has to be done;no hay que hacer nadayou don't have to do anything;hay que ser fuerteswe must be strong;hay que trabajar más(como mandato)you must work harder;no hay que olvidar que ...we mustn't forget that ...;no hay que tomarlo a malthere's no reason to take it badly;you mustn't get upset about it;¡había que decírselo!we'll have to tell him!;¡había que verlo!you should have seen it!

no hay más que

no hay más que leer las normasall you have to do is read the rules;no hay más que haber viajado un poco para saberloanyone who has done a bit of travelling would know

no hay más que conformarse

¡hay que ver!(sorpresa)well I never!

4(indicando tiempo)

tres años hathree years ago;años ha que no les veoI haven't seen them for years

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